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The hyacinths, beaded with pearly blooms, were like necklets, whose every pearl would pour forth joys unknown to man.
Les jacinthes, toutes perlées de leurs grains fleuris, étaient comme des colliers dont chaque perle allait lui verser des joies ignorées aux hommes.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
The pearl tinkled in the golden bell ; the chain hung low, still warm from the hands of the giver ; and on the velvet flashed the diamond letters by which Rougon could easily read the secret known to everybody.
La perle fine tintait dans le grelot d'or; la chaîne pendait, comme tiède encore de la main du maître; les diamants luisaient sur le velours, où il épelait aisément le secret connu de tous.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
She was wearing a lovely pink and pearl-grey dress.
Elle avait une délicieuse toilette rose et grise.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
A layer of stickiness, pearl-gray and white, covers the road, and around it the real world makes a mournful appearance.
Autour de la route couverte d’une couche de peinture gris perle avec des empâtements blancs, le monde réel fait tristement son apparition.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
As for the other Madame Campardon, she was quite enthusiastic in her praises of Lisa: a pearl, not a thing to reproach her with; in short, one of those deserving domestics to whom one gives prizes.
Quant à l'autre madame Campardon, elle comblait Lisa d'éloges: une perle, aucun reproche à lui faire, enfin une de ces bonnes méritantes auxquelles on donne des prix.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
It is the pearl of my collection!
C’est la perle de ma collection...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
"Look in those clouds! – they look like great gates of pearl; and you can see beyond them – far, far off – it's all gold.
Regardez ces nuages! c’est comme de grands portails de nacre; et au delà, loin, loin au delà, – c’est tout d’or, Tom.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
She was wearing a lovely mauve dress, with knots of pearl-grey ribbon, in that pretty boudoir of hers where she played the part of an exiled Parisienne.
Elle était vêtue d'une délicieuse robe mauve à noeuds de ruban gris-perle, dans un boudoir où elle jouait à la Parisienne exilée en province.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
What pearl is it that rich men cannot buy, That learning is too proud to gather up; But which the poor and the despised of all Seek and obtain, and often find unsought?
« Quelle est cette perle que le riche ne peut acheter, que le savant est trop fier pour demander, mais que le pauvre, celui que chacun méprise, cherche et obtient, et souvent même trouve sans la chercher ?
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Flower-of-the-Waters is the celestial pearl whose perfume brings death.
Fleur-des-eaux est la fleur céleste dont le parfum donne la mort.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
It was a dog-collar encircling her bare neck ; a real dog-collar of black velvet, with buckle, ring and bell. The bell was of gold, and a pearl tinkled inside it.
C'était, à son cou nu, sur ses épaules nues, un collier de chien, un vrai collier de chien en velours noir, avec la boucle, l'anneau, le grelot, un grelot d'or dans lequel tintait une perle fine.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
At the end of the table sat Aunt Emily, next to her a rednecked man with no back to his head, and at the other end Uncle Jeff with a pearl pin in his checked necktie filled a broad armchair.
Au bout de la table se trouvait tante Emily; près d'elle un homme à cou rouge et à nuque plate, а l'autre bout, l'oncle Jeff, une perle piquée dans sa cravate à carreaux, emplissait un large fauteuil.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
Jean, seeing that he was aiming true, went on:"And how about the day when you tried to pull me round in the Pearl?
Jean qui voyait porter ses coups reprit: Et le jour où tu as essayé de ramer plus fort que moi, dans la Perle?
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
As they drank their coffee he said to his father:"Are you going out in the Pearl today?"
Au café, il dit à son père: Est-ce que tu te sers de la Perle aujourd'hui?
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
As soon as we have bid you good-bye, we will make haste on board the Pearl, and look out for you beyond the jetty, so as to see you once more.
En te quittant nous courrons bien vite nous embarquer sur la Perle afin de t'attendre hors des jetées et de te voir encore une fois.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de

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Collocations

mother of pearl
nacre
black pearl
perle noire
natural pearl
perle fine

Word forms

pearl

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepearlpearls
Possessive casepearl'spearls'

pearl

verb
Basic forms
Pastpearled
Imperativepearl
Present Participle (Participle I)pearling
Past Participle (Participle II)pearled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I pearlwe pearl
you pearlyou pearl
he/she/it pearlsthey pearl
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am pearlingwe are pearling
you are pearlingyou are pearling
he/she/it is pearlingthey are pearling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have pearledwe have pearled
you have pearledyou have pearled
he/she/it has pearledthey have pearled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been pearlingwe have been pearling
you have been pearlingyou have been pearling
he/she/it has been pearlingthey have been pearling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I pearledwe pearled
you pearledyou pearled
he/she/it pearledthey pearled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was pearlingwe were pearling
you were pearlingyou were pearling
he/she/it was pearlingthey were pearling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had pearledwe had pearled
you had pearledyou had pearled
he/she/it had pearledthey had pearled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been pearlingwe had been pearling
you had been pearlingyou had been pearling
he/she/it had been pearlingthey had been pearling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will pearlwe shall/will pearl
you will pearlyou will pearl
he/she/it will pearlthey will pearl
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be pearlingwe shall/will be pearling
you will be pearlingyou will be pearling
he/she/it will be pearlingthey will be pearling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have pearledwe shall/will have pearled
you will have pearledyou will have pearled
he/she/it will have pearledthey will have pearled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been pearlingwe shall/will have been pearling
you will have been pearlingyou will have been pearling
he/she/it will have been pearlingthey will have been pearling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would pearlwe should/would pearl
you would pearlyou would pearl
he/she/it would pearlthey would pearl
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be pearlingwe should/would be pearling
you would be pearlingyou would be pearling
he/she/it would be pearlingthey would be pearling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have pearledwe should/would have pearled
you would have pearledyou would have pearled
he/she/it would have pearledthey would have pearled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been pearlingwe should/would have been pearling
you would have been pearlingyou would have been pearling
he/she/it would have been pearlingthey would have been pearling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am pearledwe are pearled
you are pearledyou are pearled
he/she/it is pearledthey are pearled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being pearledwe are being pearled
you are being pearledyou are being pearled
he/she/it is being pearledthey are being pearled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been pearledwe have been pearled
you have been pearledyou have been pearled
he/she/it has been pearledthey have been pearled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was pearledwe were pearled
you were pearledyou were pearled
he/she/it was pearledthey were pearled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being pearledwe were being pearled
you were being pearledyou were being pearled
he/she/it was being pearledthey were being pearled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been pearledwe had been pearled
you had been pearledyou had been pearled
he/she/it had been pearledthey had been pearled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be pearledwe shall/will be pearled
you will be pearledyou will be pearled
he/she/it will be pearledthey will be pearled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been pearledwe shall/will have been pearled
you will have been pearledyou will have been pearled
he/she/it will have been pearledthey will have been pearled